What’s a medium supposed to look like? I had imagined flowing robes and crystals, but Maria Legget wore cargo pants and a sleeveless t-shirt that showed off her tattoos. Her white-gray hair was asymmetrically cut, buzzed on one side and
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On Monday, I sat in a too-low chair in front of a too-big attorney’s desk to sign papers to sell Beloved Field. Scott was in the chair closest to the door, I was closest to the window, and Mike, his
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As my mom’s short-term memory softens, shrinks, and fades, other residents are taking up space in her mind. Criticism has given way to kindness. Anxiety has given way to acceptance. Depression (I think she was, back when she and Dad
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I don’t know what I’m feeling. If the limbic system is wordless, then maybe I shouldn’t search for a label, but an image. I’m feeling ocean. I’m feeling ocean as it felt on the swim I took on Sunday afternoon,
Last week, I posted this image: Earlier in the week, I worked on a powerpoint deck that included this image: Both these photos can make me cry. Let me explain. The headshot is of me in 2015, shortly after having
‘UC.edu’ stands for… The University of California? …Colorado? …Chicago? …Connecticut? No, and no, no, no. UC.edu is owned by the University of Cincinnati, thanks to great foresight by Joe Landwehr, who started working at UC in the 1960s as a
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Laura Kucera is my paternal grandmother and she loved me. She was born in 1898 in Linwood, Nebraska. According to the 1900 census, there were 317 residents. As a young adult, my grandmother was a suffragette, and throughout her life,
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Daniel Gallucci is a physical therapist for brains. He’s Canadian and well-known in their pro hockey world for helping players recover from a concussion. His work has spread from the CHL to athletes in the NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB, and
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Because cognitive decline showed up for both my parents, I can safely assume my genes are predisposed in that direction. But heredity is not destiny. I need to take preventative measures. Besides heredity, concussions are not good for brain health.
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After last week’s email about a story as part of the sales agreement for the land in Kentucky, some readers asked to hear the story. Good idea. I’ll wait until Scott has heard it, then share it here. On
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